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Historical Event on 1/12/1906
Pandit Mahadeo Shastri Joshi, dictionary creator, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/16/1920 | Hemant Chaudhary, famous singer and music director, was born. |
| 9/15/1940 | Anil Yashwant Tipnis, Air Chief Marshal, was born. |
| 6/17/1824 | Bureau of Indian Affairs established. |
| 6/24/1986 | Government announced that unmarried mothers under its employment would also get maternity leave. |
| 7/7/1998 | Nag, indigenously developed anti-tank missile, is test-fired again. |
| 9/23/1903 | Yusuf Meherali, freedom fighter and socialist, was born. |
| 9/23/1903 | Muhammad of Bin Quasim (Kasim), Arabs, attacked on Sindh and captured it. Muhammad defeated and killed King Dahir, Hindu king, at Rawar. |
| 1/20/1817 | Ram Mohun Roy started Hindu College in Calcutta with the help of Justice H. East David Hare. This college was later renamed as the Presidency College. |
| 1/20/1817 | Mahmud Gawan was appointed as Prime Minister, an office which he held till his execution. |
| 10/15/1997 | Arundhati Roy (37), Delhi-based author wins Britain's most prestigious literary award 'Booker Prize' for her novel "The God of Small Things' |
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